Fact: Telecom firms can do just about anything they want within the city road allowance, and there’s nothing disgruntled homeowners can do about it. We’ve written before about the dimensions of the road allowance — usually 66 feet, from one edge to the other — and how federal communications legislation allow telecoms access to it, both above and below ground. On most residential streets, the road allowance is 66 feet (or roughly 20 metres), from one edge to the other. In some cases, particularly streets in older parts of the city, the road allowance may extend far into a front yard. Anything on the other side of the property is road allowance, where telecoms can do whatever is necessary to facilitate equipment installation.

Source: thestar November 01, 2017 21:00 UTC